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WHAT THIS BOOK TEACHES
The rule I would lay down for a young man is never do a mean thing for money.
Be prudent and saving of your money. Be careful to have no interest account running against you unless you have an equal or greater interest
account running in your favor. Work diligently and you are sure of a competency in your old age, and as early as possible, if you can find a
saving, prudent girl, who has been brought up by a mother who knows how to take care of a house, make a wife of her; she will aid, and not
hinder you. Benjamin F. Butler
The young man who is afraid that he shall earn more than his employer gives him,
is making a fatal mistake. Fifteen or twenty minutes' labor, cheerfully performed after hours, in order to complete some task, seldom escapes the
notice of those who carry on business enterprises. He who honestly tries to make his services of ever-increasing value to his employer is soon
selected from the ranks of the indifferent, and promotion, step by step, is the reward of his faithfulness. Henry H. Faxon
I know of no better advice to give a young man than to suggest to him to select a
business that is congenial to him. The nearer he gets to something that the people want, the more certainty he has. Doing that, if he be
industrious, temperate and patient, he will have but one result, that is, success. A.P. Potter
I will say that the only way I know is to be industrious and economical, and to
use good judgment in the investment of savings. Oliver Ames
Never overrate your own ability, nor underrate that of your competitors. Follow this
rule carefully, and then do not locate yourself in business where you are not confident that you are at least the equal of those who will be your
competitors, either in natural ability or in willingness to work early or late, in season or out of season, in order that any differences in natural
ability may be overcome in this way. My experience is, that between natural ability and hard work the latter will always win. When the two are in
combination nothing can prevent success.C.A. Pillsbury
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